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Watch: Lee Nelson arrested at Tory party conference after handing Theresa May a P45

Serial prankster Simon Brodkin, aka Lee Nelson, was later released without charge after it emerged he had legitimate accreditation for the conference

by John Scheerhout

14:35, 4 Oct 2017Updated14:39, 4 Oct 2017

Simon Brodkin is put into the back of a police van

This is the moment comedian Simon Brodkin, aka Lee Nelson, was arrested after handing Prime Minister Theresa May a mock P45 in the middle of her keynote speech at the Tory party conference in Manchester.

The serial prankster was later released without charge after it emerged he had legitimate accreditation for the conference.

Police have now revealed they are to review the way the Conservatives hand out accreditation.

The comic interrupted the PM mid-flow and handed her the mock P45, saying ‘Boris asked me to give this to you’ as he did so.

The comic interrupted the PM mid-flow and handed her the mock P45(Image: Daily Mirror)

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Mrs May took hold of the document - a P45 famously signals the end of someone’s employment - and then continued with her speech to the party faithful.

Foreign Minister Boris Johnson is being touted as a potential successor to the PM.

Brodkin was bundled away from the lectern and into police custody although he was released soon afterwards.

Following the incident, Chief Superintendent John O’Hare, who is in charge of security at the conference, said: “Earlier today a man was detained by conference security during the Prime Minister’s speech.

“Officers attended and the man was arrested to prevent a breach of the peace and was released a short time later.

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He is best known for his character Lee Nelson, who is a described as a ‘cheerful chav’.

His high-profile stunts include going on stage during X Factor and interrupting Kanye West’s set at Glastonbury.

The latest stunt immediately sent Twitter into meltdown.

Caylum wrote: “Lee Nelson actually just interrupted Theresa May’s speech to give her a mock P45. What a f***ing man.”

A Conservative spokesman said: “In light of the arrest during the Prime Minister's speech we are working with the police to review the accreditation process and security arrangements for Party Conference.”